1995 UCLA Bruins softball team

American college softball season

1995 UCLA Bruins softball

National Champion NCAA Regional champion
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	50–6 (23–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Sharron Backus (21st season) & Sue Enquist (7th season)
Home stadium	Easton Stadium
Seasons← 19941996 →

1995 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Arizona ‍†‍‍	24	–	4	.857	66	–	6	.917
No. 1 UCLA ‍‍‍	23	–	4	.852	50	–	6	.893
No. 14 California ‍‍‍	20	–	8	.714	41	–	21	.661
No. 15 Washington ‍‍‍	17	–	11	.607	50	–	23	.685
Oregon ‍‍‍	12	–	15	.444	25	–	26	.490
Arizona State ‍‍‍	10	–	18	.357	29	–	26	.527
Oregon State ‍‍‍	4	–	26	.133	13	–	41	.241
Stanford ‍‍‍	1	–	27	.036	14	–	36	.280

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1995 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 1995 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1995 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sharron Backus, who led her twenty-first season, and Sue Enquist, in her seventh season, in an uncommon co-head coach system. The Bruins played their home games at Easton Stadium and finished with a record of 50–6. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished second with a 23–4 record.

The Bruins were invited to the 1995 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they swept the West Regional and then completed a run through the Women's College World Series to claim their seventh NCAA Women's College World Series Championship. The Bruins had earlier claimed an AIAW title in 1978 and NCAA titles in 1982, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1992.

The Bruins' participation and championship were later vacated by the NCAA. In December 1995, the UCLA women's softball program was placed on probation after an investigation revealed that UCLA had awarded more scholarships than were permitted under NCAA rules. The Fresno Bee wrote that the violations "bring shame to college softball" and added, "The image of UCLA's softball program won't ever be the same. ... For two seasons, they went over the scholarship limit, the equivalent of cheating on taxes. Now they must pay."

Partly as a result of an NCAA probe prompted by a Los Angeles Times investigation into UCLA pitcher Tanya Harding, Backus announced her retirement in January 1997.

Personnel

Roster

1995 UCLA Bruins roster
	Pitchers 4 – Kaci Clark 12 - Tanya Harding Catchers 9 – Cindy Valero	Infielders 32 - Jennifer Brundage Utility 13 – Jenny Brewster		Outfielders 2 – Felicia Cruz 22 – Kathi Evans		1 – Nicole Odom 5 – Sandra Burkey 6 – Laurie Fritz 7 – Kari Robinette 8 – Kelly Howard 10 – B'Ann Burns 11 – Ginny Mike-Mitchell 14 – Alleah Poulson 19 – Kim Wuest

1995 UCLA Bruins roster

Pitchers

4 – Kaci Clark
12 - Tanya Harding

Catchers

9 – Cindy Valero

Infielders

32 - Jennifer Brundage

Utility

13 – Jenny Brewster

Outfielders

2 – Felicia Cruz
22 – Kathi Evans

1 – Nicole Odom
5 – Sandra Burkey
6 – Laurie Fritz
7 – Kari Robinette
8 – Kelly Howard
10 – B'Ann Burns
11 – Ginny Mike-Mitchell
14 – Alleah Poulson
19 – Kim Wuest

Coaches

1995 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staff
Sharron Backus - co-Head coach - 21st season Sue Enquist - co-Head coach - 7th season Kelly Inouye-Perez - Assistant Coach - 2nd season Yvonne Gutierrez - Volunteer Assistant Coach - 1st season

Schedule

Legend
	UCLA win
	UCLA loss
*	Non-Conference game

1995 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Feb 8	San Diego State*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 6–0	1–0
Feb 11	at Arizona State	Tempe, AZ	W 8–0	2–0	1–0
Feb 11	at Arizona State	Tempe, AZ	W 7–0	3–0	2–0
Feb 17	vs Fresno State*	SDSU Field • San Diego, CA (SDSU Campbell/Cartier Classic)	W 4–1	4–0
Feb 17	vs Long Beach State*	SDSU Field • San Diego, CA	W 3–0	5–0
Feb 17	at San Diego State*	SDSU Field • San Diego, CA	W 6–2	6–0
Feb 18	vs California*	SDSU Field • San Diego, CA	W 9–0	7–0
Feb 18	vs Loyola Marymount*	SDSU Field • San Diego, CA	W 8–0	8–0
Feb 18	vs Cal State Northridge*	SDSU Field • San Diego, CA	W 7–2	9–0
Feb 19	vs Washington*	SDSU Field • San Diego, CA	W 6–2	10–0
Feb 22	UC Santa Barbara*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 10–0	11–0
Feb 22	UC Santa Barbara*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 10–3	12–0
Feb 25	Long Beach State*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 10–2	13–0
Feb 25	Long Beach State*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 9–0	14–0

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Mar 3	Ohio State*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA (UCLA Easton/Reebok Invitational)	W 5–0	15–0
Mar 4	Michigan*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA (UCLA Easton/Reebok Invitational)	L 4–5	15–1
Mar 12	Arizona State	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 8–1	16–1	3–0
Mar 12	Arizona State	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	17–1	4–0
Mar 17	at Arizona	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 4–11	17–2	4–1
Mar 17	at Arizona	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 2–0	18–2	5–1
Mar 27	Washington	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 5–3	19–2	6–1
Mar 27	Washington	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 6–4	20–2	7–1
Mar 28	Oregon State	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 10–0	21–2	8–1
Mar 28	Oregon State	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 12–0	22–2	9–1

April
Date–	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Apr 2	at San Jose State*	San Jose, CA	W 6–0	23–2
Apr 2	at San Jose State*	San Jose, CA	W 15–1	24–2
Apr 8	Arizona	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 8–5	25–2	10–1
Apr 8	Arizona	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 4–2	26–2	11–1
Apr 9	Sacramento State*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–0	27–2
Apr 9	Sacramento State*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 3–0	28–2
Apr 14	at Oregon	Howe Field • Eugene, OR	W 7–0	29–2	12–1
Apr 15	at Oregon State	Corvallis, OR	W 2–0	30–2	13–1
Apr 15	at Oregon State	Corvallis, OR	W 2–0	31–2	14–1
Apr 20	Stanford	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 11–1	32–2	15–1
Apr 20	Stanford	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 10–0	33–2	16–1
Apr 22	California	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–0	34–2	17–1
Apr 22	California	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 5–3	35–2	18–1
Apr 26	Cal State Northridge*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–0	36–2
Apr 26	Cal State Northridge*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–1	36–3
Apr 29	at California	Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA	L 0–2	36–4	18–2
Apr 30	at Stanford	Stanford, CA	W 11–1	37–4	19–2
Apr 30	at Stanford	Stanford, CA	W 14–1	38–4	20–2

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
May 1	at Oregon	Howe Field • Eugene, OR	W 13–1	39–4	21–2
May 1	at Oregon	Howe Field • Eugene, OR	W 5–0	40–4	22–2
May 2	at California	Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA	L 2–4	40–5	22–3
May 7	at Washington	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 3–0	41–5	23–3
May 7	at Washington	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 0–1	41–6	23–4
May 13	Cal Poly*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 7–0	42–6
May 13	Cal Poly	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–1	43–6

Post-season

NCAA Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 19	Campbell	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 8–0	44–6	1–0
May 20	Hawaii	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 9–0	45–6	2–0
May 21	Hawaii	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 4–3	46–6	3–0

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
May 26	(7) Iowa	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 2–1	47–6	1–0
May 26	(3) Southwestern Louisiana	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 3–0	48–6	2–0
May 28	(7) Iowa	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 5–0	49–6	3–0
May 29	(1) Arizona	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 4–2	50–6	4–0

References

2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
^ 2018 Softball Record Book (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
Julie Cart (May 7, 1997). "NCAA Hits Bruins Softball Hard". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
Ron Orozco (December 16, 1995). "Dale unfazed by UCLA's probation". The Fresno Bee.
"UCLA Softball Coach Backus Resigns During Investigation". Los Angeles Times. January 7, 1997.

v t e UCLA Bruins softball
Venues	Sunset Field (1979–1993) Easton Stadium (1994–present)
Head coaches	Sharron Backus (1975–1988) Sharron Backus & Sue Enquist (1989–1996) Sue Enquist (1997–2006) Kelly Inouye-Perez (2007–present)
Seasons	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National Championships in bold; Women’s College World Series appearances in italics

v t e NCAA Division I softball champions
1982 UCLA 1983 Texas A&M 1984 UCLA 1985 UCLA 1986 Cal State Fullerton 1987 Texas A&M 1988 UCLA 1989 UCLA 1990 UCLA 1991 Arizona 1992 UCLA 1993 Arizona 1994 Arizona 1995 UCLA 1996 Arizona 1997 Arizona 1998 Fresno State 1999 UCLA 2000 Oklahoma 2001 Arizona 2002 California 2003 UCLA 2004 UCLA 2005 Michigan 2006 Arizona 2007 Arizona 2008 Arizona State 2009 Washington 2010 UCLA 2011 Arizona State 2012 Alabama 2013 Oklahoma 2014 Florida 2015 Florida 2016 Oklahoma 2017 Oklahoma 2018 Florida State 2019 UCLA 2020 No tournament 2021 Oklahoma 2022 Oklahoma 2023 Oklahoma 2024 Oklahoma

NCAA Division I softball champions

1982: UCLA
1983: Texas A&M
1984: UCLA
1985: UCLA
1986: Cal State Fullerton
1987: Texas A&M
1988: UCLA
1989: UCLA
1990: UCLA
1991: Arizona
1992: UCLA
1993: Arizona
1994: Arizona
1995: UCLA
1996: Arizona
1997: Arizona
1998: Fresno State
1999: UCLA
2000: Oklahoma
2001: Arizona
2002: California
2003: UCLA
2004: UCLA
2005: Michigan
2006: Arizona
2007: Arizona
2008: Arizona State
2009: Washington
2010: UCLA
2011: Arizona State
2012: Alabama
2013: Oklahoma
2014: Florida
2015: Florida
2016: Oklahoma
2017: Oklahoma
2018: Florida State
2019: UCLA
2020: No tournament
2021: Oklahoma
2022: Oklahoma
2023: Oklahoma
2024: Oklahoma

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